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2023-2024 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Strategic Human Resources Certificate

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The Graduate Strategic Human Resources Certificate consists of 13 credit hours of coursework designed to prepare learners for upper level management of human resource functions and departments within their organizations. This curriculum prepares the student to take the PHR or SPHR exam for certification; in addition the hours count toward the  Master of Science degree in Organizational Development: Strategic Human Resources concentration. The certificate in Strategic Human Resources can be taken independent of enrollment in any graduate degree program.

Strategic Human Resources Course Requirements (13 hours)

Admission Requirements for Business Certificate Program

Please see the Admissions  page of this catalog. In addition to those requirements, applicants must also meet the following requirements:

  • College level math course with a minimum grade of “C”;
  • a Master’s Degree from an accredited institution in any discipline; or
  • an undergraduate degree from an accredited institution in any discipline with a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or greater for their last 60 hours of academic work.

Provisional admission may be granted to undergraduate students who have graduated from an accredited institution but do not meet the minimum GPA criteria. In order to gain full admission, they must receive a grade of “B” or better on all courses marked with ** in their respective certificate programs.

Outcomes

The Master of Arts degree in Management students will be expected to meet the following educational outcomes:

  • Integrate management theory and practice to meet organizational goals.
  • Effectively communicate and collaborate with others.
  • Develop skills of leadership.
  • Present and implement solutions to address business problems.
  • Distinguish ethical aspects of managerial decisions.
  • Identify and secure resources necessary to solve business problems.

Assessment

Summative outcomes for the Master of Arts degree in Management are assessed in the Applied Research capstone course (MG 695 ) in which students apply the concepts, theories, and research from earlier classes in the program to a real-life project with an organization or business in the area. Students present the results of their projects to the clients from that organization in both oral and written format. The clients for the project will assess the project based upon the above criteria. In addition, professionals in the management field and faculty in the program will assess the written portion of the final reports. The Summative assessment occurs yearly. Formative outcomes are assessed in individual courses. After three years, faculty review both formative and summative data results for MA degree in Management outcomes at once.

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